The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britainβs weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.
βIβd rather see the states take care of their own problems,β the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
As climate change intensifies, flooding is emerging as a threat for homes not previously seen as high-risk. Some residents are responding creatively by lifting up their homes.